Written by: Ayan Basnet - 25019, Grade IX
Posted on: 26 November, 2021
Water is an element which plays a vital role in life. Potable water is another name for drinking water. There is no life without water. Drinking water is one of the most important needs of human life. It is as important as air. Safe and pure drinking water maintains good health. It may help in prevention of stress, headaches, and stomach aches. And may even help curing kidney stones if drinked with purity and schedually. Many people may suffer from diseases due to impure and polluted water.
This is the case of Nepal. Even though Nepal is known as World's 2nd richest country for having water resources, it is facing scarcity of water. And improper supply of water is also the main reason for scarcity of water. According to the Department of Water Supply and Sewage in Nepal, even though an estimated 80% of the total population has access to drinking water. It is not completely safe either. In the upper mountain region and hilly region, most of the settlements are located on the slopes of hills and mountains. And the source of water being at the bottom of the mountains results as a difficult supply for peoples. One has to walk a whole day for some water from the nearest water source. And availability of water for a short period of time also results in a problem of water supply. One has to wake up early before 5 and go to fetch water from the nearest water source. And the impurity of water from the local water resources also results in problems of water supply. So, one has to buy drinking water which can be a large expense for him or her. All these types of problems may not be a huge deal for people who are not facing these types of problems or people who are rich. But it does affect normal people who have to face this everyday. This type of problem is increasing day by day. The major causes of improper water supply and water scarcities are:
Overuse of Water. Nowadays, the overuse of water is increasing day by day and people are wasting water
Bad governance/ carelessness and bad management.
Pollution of Water.
Conflict.
Drought.
Global Warming.
Groundwater Pollution.
These types of problems are causing scarcity of water and drinking water. Moreover natural calamities are giving a huge impact on it too. But, we can also prevent such types of problems by doing easy things that we can do to protect drinking water sources:
Properly dispose of hazardous products
Put up signs.
Use and dispose of harmful materials properly.
Volunteer in your community.
As sorted out in the causes and preventive measures the problems are mostly caused by natural disasters also us humans. And the preventive measures should also be followed by us.
